Scheduled special issues
The following special issues are scheduled for publication in EJM:
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On 18 March 2024, after a brief fulminant illness, Paola Bonazzi prematurely passed away at the age of 63. Many of you will remember her for the elegance of her scientific works. Paola, a well-known active professor of the University of Florence, was a key member of the mineralogical community and left an indelible mark on our field. We were privileged to share her brilliant ideas and her infectious enthusiasm for conducting research on accessory minerals and especially on As-bearing minerals. Her spirit will live forever in the halls of our universities and for those who were fortunate enough to know her. Her legacy will remain with us through her works. This special issue invites contributors that want to honour Paola’s career and continue to build her lasting legacy.
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This special issue invites contributions that showcase innovative experimental approaches, cutting-edge techniques, and multidisciplinary research aimed at addressing the importance of experimental mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry in (bio)geological processes. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, mineral phase transformations, fluid–rock interactions, biomineralization, the origin and evolution of life, the impact of mineralogical processes on climate, and the application of experimental techniques to exoplanetary research.
Overall, this special issue provides a platform for researchers to share their latest findings on, methodologies addressing, and insights into the fundamental role of experimental mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry in unravelling the complex workings of Earth and its potential for hosting life, as well as expanding our understanding of exoplanetary systems.
The use of artificial intelligence (AI), especially machine learning or deep learning techniques, has strongly increased in the last few years. These techniques have demonstrated their potential for the valorization of the large volume of digital data now accessible. For instance, they have demonstrated their usefulness in mineralogy, mineral spectroscopy, petrography, thermobarometry, thermochronology, and isotope geochemistry. Applications range from the study of mineral resources and Earth surface processes to that of mantle rocks, metamorphism and metasomatism, the carbon cycle, and volcanic processes. This list is far from exhaustive, and many other applications have been explored and are foreseen in mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry. This special issue intends to provide a platform to researchers for the presentation of new results obtained from the use of AI, as well as of new methodological approaches linked to AI technology and data processing applied to mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry.
2024
On 18 March 2024, after a brief fulminant illness, Paola Bonazzi prematurely passed away at the age of 63. Many of you will remember her for the elegance of her scientific works. Paola, a well-known active professor of the University of Florence, was a key member of the mineralogical community and left an indelible mark on our field. We were privileged to share her brilliant ideas and her infectious enthusiasm for conducting research on accessory minerals and especially on As-bearing minerals. Her spirit will live forever in the halls of our universities and for those who were fortunate enough to know her. Her legacy will remain with us through her works. This special issue invites contributors that want to honour Paola’s career and continue to build her lasting legacy.
2023
The use of artificial intelligence (AI), especially machine learning or deep learning techniques, has strongly increased in the last few years. These techniques have demonstrated their potential for the valorization of the large volume of digital data now accessible. For instance, they have demonstrated their usefulness in mineralogy, mineral spectroscopy, petrography, thermobarometry, thermochronology, and isotope geochemistry. Applications range from the study of mineral resources and Earth surface processes to that of mantle rocks, metamorphism and metasomatism, the carbon cycle, and volcanic processes. This list is far from exhaustive, and many other applications have been explored and are foreseen in mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry. This special issue intends to provide a platform to researchers for the presentation of new results obtained from the use of AI, as well as of new methodological approaches linked to AI technology and data processing applied to mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry.
This special issue invites contributions that showcase innovative experimental approaches, cutting-edge techniques, and multidisciplinary research aimed at addressing the importance of experimental mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry in (bio)geological processes. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, mineral phase transformations, fluid–rock interactions, biomineralization, the origin and evolution of life, the impact of mineralogical processes on climate, and the application of experimental techniques to exoplanetary research.
Overall, this special issue provides a platform for researchers to share their latest findings on, methodologies addressing, and insights into the fundamental role of experimental mineralogy, petrology, and geochemistry in unravelling the complex workings of Earth and its potential for hosting life, as well as expanding our understanding of exoplanetary systems.